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corsair

"a blue airplane flying over water"

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pigbodine Report This Comment
Date: April 22, 2005 09:50PM

Pappy? Is that you?
I like my fightercraft like I like my cars 'n
my women...OVERPOWERED!
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: April 22, 2005 09:56PM

ok some one tell us why the gull wings
AwPhuch Report This Comment
Date: April 23, 2005 02:58AM

For folding on aircraft carriers!
Duh! heh
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: April 23, 2005 03:14AM

nope guess again
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: April 23, 2005 03:20AM

buy the way the wings didn`t fold
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: April 23, 2005 03:27AM

oops I mean wings did fold but were bent for another reason
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: April 23, 2005 06:56AM

How about this....the prop on an F4U was about 18 feet in diameter. To keep this enormous prop from hitting the ground, the landing gear would have to be much longer (and weaker) if it were not for the gull wings...strength is crucial when slamming repeatedly onto a carrier deck. My Grandfather still flies his.
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: April 23, 2005 07:21PM

Correct 81222 except the prop was almost 14 feet (13.4) Where did your grandfather get his? Thats really cool
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: April 24, 2005 01:00AM

U R full of shaving cream!!!!
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: April 24, 2005 01:42AM

11674, My grandfather flew Corsairs in the Pacific theater, and later in Korea. In the 1960's, he located "his" plane in the Phillipines, brought it home, and restored it over an eight year period with the help of a few members of his original crew. He still flies, and is sharper than most guys half his age.
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: April 24, 2005 01:59AM

And by the way, 13' 4" is indeed the correct diameter of the prop...I was thinking about the R-2800 radial engines 18 cylinders, and somehow that number stuck.
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: April 24, 2005 04:16AM

Thats really something ! if you can post a picture of his plane.
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: April 24, 2005 05:34AM

Will do that, but most all of my pics are film. I do have a CF card with about a dozen recent pictures on it somewhere...I'll post those. He's in the pits at the '98 Reno air races hamming it up with a bunch of old pilots and posing with his plane in most of my pictures.
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: April 24, 2005 02:51PM

That would be great. His story might make a great book.
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: April 29, 2005 04:58AM

"U R full of shaving cream" another brilliant comment by the dim witted 5072.
NoMoreRunning Report This Comment
Date: September 02, 2005 11:29PM

W wing configuration gives low stability hence high maneuverability
dippy Report This Comment
Date: September 20, 2005 11:32PM

you cats have your shit tight on that bird! its cool that ppl out there still give a shit for quality made devices made for killin'
rickyricardo Report This Comment
Date: October 25, 2005 07:55AM

Remeber BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP?